Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

FIVE men lost their lives by the burn
Boston.
W. SEYK Co.. Northwestern Flour
Mills, at Kewaunee, Mich, were destroyed
by fire Sunday. The loss will reach $40,-
600.
Mrs. BETTE SMELL, of Burlington,
Iowa, committed suicide Thursday night
by poison. Domestic troubles was the
cause.
IT is thought that John Koenig, city
pound master of Dubuque, Iowa, has com
mitted suicide. He left his home Sun
day, having his yaluables and some of
the city's money, and has not been seen
since.
ADvIoEs received at San Francisco state
that the business portion of Calico vii
lage, in Southern California, burned last
night with a loss of between $4,000 and
100000.
ALEXANDER STANsoN, an aged citizen of
EIgin, ILL.,, cOntrived means of commit
ting suiside that proved successful. He
placed his gun on the railroad track, rails
ed both hammers, attached strings to the
triggers lay down in front of the weapon
ana pulled the cords.
The explosion of threshing engine
caused fire on the farm of Thomas
Bowen's, seven miles from Adrian, Mich,
Wednesday, that swept away barns, out
buildings and contents, implements, etc.
Loss, $4,000
DISPATCHES from Tuckson, Arizona, re-
port that heavy food has swept away
twenty miles of the Southern Pacific rail
way track, between Tuckson and Renson.
The disaster is expected to materially de-
lay traffic on the line.
2THE agricultural department reports
heavy reduction in the conditins Of corn
in the west since the last report. In the
seven corn surplus states, the average Is
10 per cent lower than last month. Da-
kota spring wheat rsturns are better than
before, while from Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, and Nebraska the reports are
shade worse.
By the collision of two passenger trains
the fast mail following regular pas
senger and running into the latters sleep
ing car-near Creston, Iowa, an infant
was killed; its mother, Mrs. Mosher, wife
of Rev. f. A. Mosher, of Creston, fatally
hurt; three others dangerously, and ten
more or less seriously injured.
ALL the buildings, save the hoop mill
of tho Anchor Manui acturing Company
at Delray, Mich, were burned Monday
morning, together with five Michigan
Central box cars, and large amount of
lumber. The loss is heavy, while the in
surance aggregates but $4,000.
FIRE was discovered in Fred Trem-
per's barn at Sault Ste. Marie an AshmOn
avenue. The blaze communicated to the
adjoining buildings. Tremper lost
barn, John Navin. several houses, II. IL.
Taylor's block was entirely consumed,
Newells store badly damaged, Odd-Fel-
lows hall burnt, Elmery d Pendell lost
sporting fixtures, Alfred Trembley
saloon. The loss is very heavy, with only
few thousand dollars insurance.
The most disastrous of serious of
fires which have occurred in Montreal
within the last few weeks occurred this
morning, when flames were noticed fssu-
ing from Henry Porter d Co.'S extensive
leather-goods factory and tannery.
high wind was blowing at the time, and
before the fire was got under control
about half a black of buildings were de-
stroyed, including the tauuery, shoe fac
tory, grocery store. several residences,
and tenement building occupied eigh-
teen families. The loss will amount to
100000; only partly covered by insur-
ance. Only one or two tenants were in
sured. Four hundred hands are thrown
out of employment,